Taipei 101, as I mentioned previously, is the 2nd tallest building in the World. We took the worlds fastest elevator up to the 89th floor and could see for miles and miles. The views were terrific aside from the blanket of smog draped over the city.
YODEX [young designers exhibition] was right across the street, and out of the multiple thousands of people in attendance, I was able to find John and spent a few hours admiring the projects/designs from hund
reds of different schools with him. The projects on display all resembled final manufactured products to the naked eye, however, only by touch could you tell that most models were actually made out of foam/or wood. Their precision was just unbelievable. It really raises the bar as to how much Auburn students need to step it up.
The Shilin Night Market is one of the most famous night markets there is. It's the same one Andrew Zimmern visited during his episode in Taiwan. We had some delicious sausage with garlic and got to do some souviner shopping afterwards. Tons and tons of people. There were actually illegal/non licenced vendors pushing carts around the alleyways, hulling ass away from the police.
This is one of the most interesting fruits I have ever eaten. A leeche. The only way to describe it is: it looks like a strawberry. You peel it like an orange, and it tastes a lot like a peach. Leeches are found in mostly tropical climates, but apparently Taiwanese leeches are some of the juciest.
During studio today we spent the majority of our time playing authentic Chinese games. It was definitely out of the ordinary compared to a traditional studio class. If you spin the object fast enough with the string it will start to howl like a train whistle, but I wasn't smart enough to figure that technique out just yet.
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